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Bedford vs Forest, VA

Bedford currently scores 1 points higher overall than Forest, with the largest gap in hail.

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Bedford

37/100

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Forest

36/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Bedford: 37/100 · Forest: 36/100

Bedford is 1 points higher.

Flood

Bedford: 26/100 · Forest: 32/100

Forest is 6 points higher.

Bedford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bedford: 18/100 · Forest: 18/100

No gap.

Bedford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bedford: 32/100 · Forest: 34/100

Forest is 2 points higher.

Bedford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bedford: 23/100 · Forest: 27/100

Forest is 4 points higher.

Bedford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bedford: 80/100 · Forest: 66/100

Bedford is 14 points higher.

Bedford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bedford: Unavailable · Forest: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bedford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Bedford: 48/100 · Forest: 39/100

Bedford is 9 points higher.

Bedford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bedford: 35/100 · Forest: 35/100

No gap.

Bedford: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Forest: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.